Get It?

I spent the evening with friends who get it. The reason they get it is simply because they're tuned in. Sometimes when we listen we aren't really paying attention. Instead we're listening to the little voice in our head that is busy telling us what they should be saying. Tonight was not that kind of experience. These friends are all musicians who have heard about Marky's current situation and want to help. They took me out for supper and listened carefully as I told them about why I think Mark's room is so special. I told them that although Mark can't speak, I think he has something to say. I went on to say that I think we all have a role to play in giving him a voice. In order to do that, we have to listen to the silence, and read his eyes. It is a deeply spiritual process. To some it's just deeply strange - they stay away. The few that have dared to enter have all been touched by the process. It is in these very special circumstances that we stretch and grow in ways that otherwise would not be possible. That's the "it". Pay attention to life, especially the difficult stuff.

We've been paying more attention lately and have invited others to join in the process. Those who will come will stretch (maybe painfully) and grow. My musician friends will come and share from their own gifts and will leave with a little of Mark's gift (quiet love).

It all makes me wonder if we shouldn't be paying more attention, even to the little things.